SamJack's idea of appearing as Fury in voice only is brilliant. That would provide another tie to the MCU, along with Agent Coulson. Voice-overs might not be as costly as full appearances, which is a major consideration. It would be great to have Fury as an off-screen presence throughout the series, the same as he was in the films, directing Coulson and his team and generally being the man behind the curtain as far as SHIELD is concerned.

c/s.

This show presents a huge opportunity for Marvel/Disney to do some groundbreaking things for the MCU, and the medium as a whole. My biggest worry is the budget not marrying up with the ambition, and I certainly hope it doesn't happen. AMC is doing an bang-up job with TWD, so anything's possible.

She said that the show won't be based on the comics, which we already knew, but I didn't understand one remark: "I think this is going to be sort of like his own thing with Stan Lee." It's unclear whether she was saying that Stan will be involved in the show, or what exactly she meant. It would be great if Stan is involved since he's one of the original creators of Marvel's super-spies and their nifty world.

I'm sure we'll get villains from the comics almost immediately, but the structure and personnel of the SHIELD organization has always tended to fluctuate from writer to writer and era to era anyway. I'm completely fine with Whedon giving it his own spin.